Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Core i9-12900 specs and performance
According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-12900 is faster than the Ryzen 9 8940HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 8940HX in all gaming tests too.
Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Ryzen 9 8940HX has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-12900. Also, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 9 8940HX CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-12900 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i9-12900 has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 8940HX. The Core i9-12900 also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8940HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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